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Teekay Shipping has now completed its acquisition of Naviera F. Tapias (Tapias), and has formed a 50/50 joint venture company with the former shareholders of Tapias to pursue new oil and gas…

Adopting lower sulphur levels in marine fuel oils is the objective of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as it endeavours to reduce atmospheric pollution from shipping. However, will this create more problems…

With the imminent introduction of the IMO regulations affecting bulk carriers, shipowners and operators will be required to install water ingress monitoring systems (WIDS) in order to comply with regulation 12 of…

MOL and K Line opt for very large ore carriers to satisfy growing world demand for iron ore and other raw materials.Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) signed an agreement last month with Nippon…

The oil and gas resources of the Arctic and Far Eastern areas of Russia are the worlds biggest energy reserves outside the OPEC countries and, because of their geographical location, they are…

Commercial common sense without compromising capability in warship design.Warships are, for the most part, bespoke items. Low production runs, unique requirements, tightly defined specifications combined with a need for exceptional capability and…

With the surge in orders for ice-class tankers, an understanding of the who, why, when and where of ice-class classification is becoming more relevant to a growing number of shipowners. Basically, this…

Continuous improvement in quality and safety is a must for the maritime sector. "The public should be more aware that ships are the best means of transport for the safety of lives…

Newly developed anticorrosive steel plates offer environmental friendly and cost effective solution to pitting corrosion.The damage caused to steel plates by pitting corrosion can result in holes several millimetres wide. The bottom…

When it comes to surface condition, the hull is generally considered more important than a vessel?s propeller. However, in terms of energy loss per unit area, propeller surface condition can be significantly…